Glaciers in the Alps are on track for record-breaking ice lossThu, 27 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0000 Glacier loss could break the 2022 record after a series of heatwaves this summer, raising the risk of falling river levels and deadly ice avalanches | |
Richard Feynman’s 80-year-old quantum postulate has now been validatedWed, 26 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0000 Decades after it was posited as a foundational principle of quantum physics, Richard Feynman’s “path integral” has been directly measured in an experiment for the first time | |
The healthcare industry isn’t built for coming off medicationWed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Starting a new medication is relatively easy once you have a prescription from your doctor, but stopping is much harder, because from research to revenue, the healthcare industry has little interest in getting people off drugs | |
Twisteddoodles on a brand-new type of robotWed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 This week's cartoon from Twisteddoodles | |
Tom Gauld on picking the right staffWed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Tom Gauld's weekly cartoon | |
Can ‘quantum musical agents’ really make a melody better?Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Feedback wonders if a bum note is being struck in a new paper exploring "quantum teleportation in multi-agent systems for interactive music” | |
This week’s new questionsWed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Is there such a thing as an olfactory illusion, and what forces make a particle of fluid start spiralling down a pipe instead of flowing smoothly? | |
Are there plants that could survive as a food source on the moon? Part 2Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Fresh answers are questioning the broader applicability of the Wardian case – and note the importance of where on the moon the plants are grown | |
Why don’t we sneeze when we are asleep?Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Our readers don’t agree with this statement, and even broaden out their evidence base to their furry companions | |
Why do we feel emotional about fictional characters?Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:00:00 +0000 Readers provide different perspectives to tackle the question of why humans so readily adopt fiction into our lives | |